# N480F: 2006 Aviat A-1B, registration cancelled 2022-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Aviat A-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (registry code 2210406)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-360-A1P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (registry code 42259)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22NM), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2357
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 2006
- Last registry action: October 4, 2021
- Mode S code: A5E916
- Location: [Cass City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Cass%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6074° N, 83.1680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48726, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=480F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480F-2022-12-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aviat A-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA21LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA114), Jan 23, 2021: Aviat A1 (N480F), Terrell, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear on the amphibious airplane prior to a water landing, resulting in a nose over and structural damage to the airframe. The mechanic’s failure to remove…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20210124001949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210124001949A), Jan 24, 2021: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B (N480F), Mooresville, NC, Destroyed. The amphibious aircraft flipped and came to rest inverted in the water when the pilot attempted to perform a touch and go on the lake with the landing gear…
- [Incident 20060911019629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060911019629I), Sep 11, 2006: Aviat A1B (N480F), Albemarle, NC, Minor damage. (-23) 09/11/06 @ 1412, N480F, a husky-A-1B, enroute from clt, charlotte, NC to vuj, stanley county airport, had a propeller strike after arrival to rwy 4…

## Other aircraft with N480F

- [Cancelled 1984-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480F-1984-01-16): Douglas C-47A, S/N 9719. Owner: [Atc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATC%20INC), [Santa Rosa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Rosa)

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